Courtyard House: Drunk and barging into the Xu family's house, I woke up numb.

"Nice handwriting, high school graduate?"

Xia Jie shook her head.

"junior high school."

After the meal, Cao Xu went out, and someone naturally cleaned up the table.

About half an hour later, Cao Xu returned to Jiaodaokou and ran into He Daqing and He Yushui, who were getting off the bus.

"Wow, Uncle He, you've upgraded from a slingshot to a cannon! Your spirit and energy are completely different now!"

Of course it's different now. He Daqing washed himself clean as soon as he arrived at the guesthouse yesterday, and even got a haircut this morning.

After He Yushui arrived, she took him to change into new shoes and buy him a new set of clothes, making him look very presentable.

He Yushui, standing next to him, was carrying candy and snacks, looking like she was returning home in triumph.

"Cao Xu, what's wrong? Are you going back to the courtyard house?"

Seeing Cao Xu nod, He Daqing said.

"Then let's go together."

The three of them had just crossed the street corner when they heard a familiar voice coming from the alley.

"Grandma, how many grain coupons do you plan to sell this time?"

"Not much, just 142 jin. You can count them first."

"One jin of grain coupons costs two mao. You have 142 jin. Here's 24.8 yuan for you."

"Don't make it twenty-four yuan and eighty cents. We've traded so many times, let's round it up to twenty-five."

"Grandma, I never cheat people. I'm very honest. If I say it's 24.8 yuan, it's 24.8 yuan. If you feel you're being ripped off, then find another buyer."

"Alright, alright, twenty-four yuan and eighty cents, it's twenty-four yuan and eighty cents."

Upon hearing this, Cao Xu guessed that the deaf old woman was reselling grain coupons, which was essentially speculation.

Reselling grain coupons and disrupting the state's unified purchase and distribution system—that alone is enough to get her into serious trouble.

"Cao Xu, what I'm hearing sounds like a deaf old lady reselling grain coupons?"

Cao Xu responded.

“You’re right, it’s a deaf old lady.”

After he finished speaking, he looked at He Daqing standing to the side.

"Uncle He, you're going back to take action against Yi Zhonghai, aren't you?"

He Daqing countered with a question.

"Shouldn't I have touched him?"

Cao Xu smiled.

“If you think it should be done, then it should be done. However, with the deaf old lady around, you probably won’t be able to hand it over.”

"This deaf old lady treats Yi Zhonghai like her own son, and I heard she even recognized him as her godmother."

He Daqing listened to Cao Xu's words thoughtfully, and then looked at the deaf old lady not far away.

"If she has something to do, she won't be able to take care of Yi Zhonghai, and then she'll just hand him over."

P.S.: After seeing the old lady off and clearing away some obstacles, the following section will be about the courtyard house.

Chapter 95: The report was successful; the deaf old woman was arrested on the spot! [Please subscribe]

He Yushui stood to the side; she had also heard what the old lady had just said.

Reselling grain coupons is quite common in today's society, and many people do it.

Hearing Cao Xu's conversation with He Daqing, He Yushui's expression turned somewhat serious.

"Dad, you're not thinking of reporting the deaf old lady, are you?"

He Daqing did not hide anything.

"How can you say it's reporting the old lady? We're reporting the people who did business with the old lady."

"As for the deaf old lady, she was just an incidental case and has nothing to do with us."

After saying that, He Daqing threw the candy and snacks in his hand into Cao Xu's hand and ran towards the person wearing a red armband not far away.

When He Yushui saw that He Daqing had actually gone to report him, she felt a little sorry for him.

"Cao Xu, why didn't you stop my dad at all?"

Cao Xu thought to himself, "Not only did I not stop them, I even encouraged them."

"Your father can't stop him from doing whatever he wants, let alone an outsider like me."

"Let's go, push it back a little, so no one can see us."

Before He Yushui could say anything more, Cao Xu interrupted her.

"Your dad is doing all this for your own good, so don't cause any trouble."

In the alley, the deaf old woman took something out of her bosom and handed it to the old woman who collected grain coupons.

"Do you buy this?"

The old woman's eyes lit up when she saw the bright orange gold ingot that appeared before her.

She reached out and took it from the old lady's hand, examined it for a moment, and then asked in a low voice.

"Grandma, the food is good, do you have any more?"

The deaf old woman asked.

"Never mind whether you have it or not, let's talk about the price first."

The old woman had just weighed the gold ingot in her hand and examined its size; it should be a ten-tael gold ingot from the previous dynasty.

Currently, private gold and silver transactions are not permitted. Gold and silver from legitimate sources can be exchanged for current paper money at banks at the prescribed prices.

Most of those who trade with them have unclear origins or illegitimate sources.

Therefore, compared to the official offer of three yuan, they can only offer a maximum of fifty cents, which is at least six times less.

A ten-tael gold ingot weighs over 300 grams, which translates to a price between 100 and 200 yuan.

The old woman looked at the fine gold ingots and really wanted to buy them; reselling one of these things could earn her more than she could from buying and selling grain coupons.

"One hundred dollars."

Upon hearing the price quoted by the old woman, the deaf old lady immediately snatched the gold ingot back.

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"That's too low, you're not being sincere at all."

After saying that, she turned to leave, but the old woman quickly stopped her.

"One hundred and one..."

"One hundred and twenty..."

Seeing that the deaf old lady remained unmoved, the old woman gritted her teeth and gave her final offer.

"One hundred and thirty, that's the most I can offer. If you still don't agree, then forget it."

“Selling this stuff carries a much greater risk than ration coupons; I can’t afford to lose money entirely.”

Even the deaf old lady knew that the price was not low; it was basically the highest price these people carrying bundles could offer.

"Deal, 130 it is."

When the deaf old lady agreed, the old woman beamed with joy.

"I'll get you the money."

The old woman just received a small amount of grain coupons today, so she still has quite a bit of money on her.

If it had been any later, she really wouldn't have been able to come up with that much money.

"Adding the grain coupons from earlier, it's a total of one hundred and fifty-four yuan and eighty cents. I'll round it up for you to one hundred and fifty-five yuan. You can count it."

"If you have anything like this again next time, come back to me, and I'll give you the highest price."

The deaf old lady took the money and started counting it. After checking twice to make sure she hadn't miscounted, she handed the ingots back to the old woman.

"Come on, you see this too. Once we're out of this alley, I'm not responsible anymore."

The old woman took the gold ingot, checked it again to make sure it was correct, and then put it in her bosom.

"No problem, doing business with an old lady like you is a breeze!"

Just when the two thought the deal was done and they could leave, a group of people wearing red armbands blocked them in the alley.

"It was quite straightforward. You dumped it quickly, and we arrested it just as quickly."

"Grandpas, please come with me."